Topic outline

  • Assignments

    To pass the course the students – working in groups – need to:

    • Be present on 80% of the sessions
    • Prepare and give a theory presentation
    • Create a prototype for an interactive or dynamic visualization
    • Document their progress in a blog:
      • When you find relevant research, literature or projects, put them on the blog
      • When you've been to a lecture, put it on the blog
      • When the group had a meeting, put in on the blog
      • When you work and reflect on the theory topic or project, put it on the blog
      • Make sure all group members – not just one – can update
    1st Assignment: Theory Presentation

    • 15 minutes for the presentation, 5 for discussion/questions
    • Rehearse the timings
    • Why is this topic important to a designer, what can we learn from it?
    • Show plenty of examples, not just text and waving the hands
    • You'll probably split the tasks among your group members, but every member has to be able to present to other groups individually
    • Mention your sources
    • Consider giving a little task for the audience to soup up your lecture
    • Others ask you questions and give you comments – the aim is to be useful rather than just nice :)
    2st Assignment: Prototype

    • You will work on the prototype through different states (see the course main page)
    • Your topic is network visualization – social, computer or other kind of networks are all fine
    • During the last session you will present your outcome to others again like above (15+5 min)
    • In the "final" presentation focus on your process and progress, show animations and interactive bits
    • Compare to other existing similar projects/art/products
    • Dare to show dead ends and discarded ideas
    • If applicable, link your work to your theory topic too
    Grading

    Depending on the size of your project, you earn 6–8 ECTS. The groups get a shared grade of 1–5 based on the quality of the theory presentation and the prototype, plus blog activity.


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